JPH0610885Y2 - Compact container - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] << Industrial Application Field >> The present invention relates to a compact container, more specifically, a lid body is pivotably attached to a rear end portion of the container body so as to be openable and closable. A claw piece is provided on one of the front end edges of the body, and a push piece is movably provided on the other front end edge in the front-rear direction so that the push piece and the claw piece are engaged to occupy the closed position. The present invention relates to a compact container whose engagement is released when the push piece is pressed.

<< Prior Art >> Conventionally, as a compact container of this type, a real container is used.
As shown in No. 4887, a claw piece is hung vertically in front of the lid, and a push piece is provided at the front end of the container body so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and the push piece and the claw piece are engaged with each other to occupy the closed position. In this way, the rear surface of the push piece pressing wall is formed into an inclined surface, and when the push piece is pressed backward, this inclined surface pushes up the pawl piece and separates the push piece from the pawl piece to open the lid. The one configured as described above is publicly known.

<Problems to be solved by the invention> However, in the known compact container as described above, the opening angle of the lid depends on the inclination angle of the inclined surface of the push piece, and in order to obtain a sufficient opening angle, It is necessary to increase the height of the front wall for pressing the piece. However, in this case, the overall thickness of the container will be poor and the appearance will be poor.Therefore, due to design restrictions, it is not possible to increase the height of the front wall of the push piece for pressing, and the lid can be opened at a sufficient angle. Without opening, the operability is poor.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems,
The purpose is that the container is not thick overall and has a good appearance,
Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a compact container which is excellent in opening operability such that a larger opening angle can be obtained when the lid is opened.

<< Means for Solving the Problems >> In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a compact container in which a lid is pivotably attached to a rear end of a container body is used. Providing a claw piece on one of the front end edges, and correspondingly providing a recess on the other front end edge,
A push piece is attached movably in the front-rear direction, and the claw piece engages with the push piece in the recess so that the lid occupies the closed position. An opening is provided, and an operating piece extending obliquely rearward from the front surface of the opening to the inner surface of the recess through the hinge is provided, and the claw piece is in the opening at the closed position of the lid. The tip of the claw piece is brought into contact with or close to the operating piece, and when the push piece is pressed, the push piece is separated from the claw piece, and the operating piece presses the claw piece, and the lid is released. It is designed to open the body.

Also, when the operating piece is made elastically deformable and the push piece is pressed, the operating piece is pressed against the claw piece and the inner surface of the recess to bend, and the repulsive force acts on the claw piece. Is also good.

<< Embodiment >> A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 4 show a compact container according to a first embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 denotes a container body. A recess is provided at the center of the container body 1, and an inner plate 2 having a storage portion for cosmetics is fitted therein, and a pin 3 is provided at the rear end.
The lid 4 is pivotally attached to the container body 1 so as to be openable and closable. A mirror is adhered to the inner surface of the lid body 4, a claw piece 5 is projected downward at the front end edge, and a first engaging projection piece 6 is integrally formed on the rear surface of the claw piece 5. Has been done.

Corresponding to the claw piece 5, a window hole 7 is formed in the front end edge portion of the inner tray 2 placed on the front end edge portion of the container body 1, and the container body 1 below the window hole 7 is formed. A notch recess 8 is provided by notching the upper side and the front side of the front end edge. The notch recess 8 is extended rearward so that the inner surface of the recess 8 serves as the outer peripheral wall of the inner tray 2. Further, a central portion of the bottom surface of the cutout recess 8 is bored to form a recessed portion 9 in which the front of the inner wall is an inclined surface, and the front end of the bottom surface of the cutout recess 8 projects slightly upward through a step. Has been formed. A rectangular plate-shaped push piece 10 made of a flexible material is slidably inserted in the notch recess 8 provided under the front edge of the inner plate 2 in the front-rear direction. .

As shown in FIG. 2, the push piece 10 is provided with an opening 11 at the center, and an operating piece 13 is integrally provided from the upper end of the front part of the inner wall of the opening 11 via a hinge 12. The operating piece 13 extends rearward and inclines downward, and the tip of the operating piece 13 is formed so as to contact the bottom surface of the recessed portion 9. The operating piece 13 is provided at the rear portion of the inner wall of the opening portion 11 so as to project below the lid body 4. A second engagement protrusion 14 is formed which is engageable with the first engagement protrusion 6 formed on the claw piece 5.

Further, elastic arms 15-15, which are slightly curved backward, are integrally formed at the rear ends of both sides of the push piece 10, and the push arms 10 are moved forward by being pressed against the inner surface of the cutout recess 8. Is urged by.

Further, the front of the push piece 10 is formed to be slightly thin through a step portion 16 provided on the bottom surface, and this portion is inserted between the front end portion of the cutout recess 8 and the front end edge portion of the inner plate, and the push piece 10 The front end of the push piece 10 is projected outward from the front surface of the cutout recess 8, and the step portion 16 of the push piece 10 is locked to the step portion of the front end of the bottom surface of the cutout recess 8, whereby the push piece 10 is moved forward. It does not come off.

Then, when the lid 4 is closed, the claw piece 5 enters the opening 11 of the push piece 10 through the window hole 7, and here, the first engagement projection piece 6 formed on the claw piece 5 is formed. The lid 4 occupies the closed position by the engagement of the second engaging projection 14 provided on the push piece 10.

In this state, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the push piece 10 is biased forward by the elastic arms 15-15, and the step portion 16 on the bottom surface of the push piece 10 is located at the front end of the notch recess 8. The push piece 10 is locked so that it cannot be pulled out forward, and the front end portion of the push piece 10 is projected outward from the front surface of the cutout recess 8. By pushing this, the push piece 10 slides backward. It is supposed to be moved.

The lower end of the claw piece 5 is located near the tip of the operating piece 13 at this time, and the tip of the operating piece 13 is slidable rearward.

When the front end portion of the push piece 10 protruding from the front surface of the container body 1 is pushed rearward from the closed position of the lid body 4 as described above, the push piece 10 slides rearward and the first engagement protrusion is formed. The second engaging projection 14 is disengaged from the piece 6 and the lower end of the pawl piece 5 is moved to the operating piece 13 as shown in FIG.
At this time, the inclined portion of the actuating piece 13 raises the lower end of the pawl piece 5, so that the lid body 4 is opened.
At this time, the claw piece exerts a force on the actuating piece to prevent it from sliding backward, but since the actuating piece is provided via the hinge portion, this force becomes a force to bend the actuating piece and is relatively high. It is possible to smoothly push the push piece backward.

In addition, since the push piece is biased forward by the elastic arm, if the pressing on the push piece is stopped after the lid is opened, the push force automatically slides forward due to the repulsive force of the elastic arm. It is supposed to return to the state.

5 and 6 show a compact container according to the second embodiment. In this embodiment, in the compact container having the structure according to the first embodiment, the inner surface of the front end edge cutout recess 8 of the container body 1 is shown. The rear portion of the inner wall of the recessed portion 9a provided at is formed on the inclined surface 17 that gradually rises rearward. Then, in the closed position of the lid body 4, as shown in FIG. 5, the tip of the operating piece 13 of the push piece 10 is located near the front end of the inclined surface 17, and the lower end of the claw piece 5 is the first position. Similar to the embodiment, it is close to the tip of the operating piece 13. When the front end of the push piece 10 is pressed from the position of the lid 4 and the push piece 10 is slid rearward, the first engaging protrusion 6 formed on the claw piece 5 is pressed.
The second engaging projection piece 1 provided on the push piece 10
4 is disengaged and the actuating piece 1 as shown in FIG.
The tip of 3 rises rearward along the inclined surface 17, bends upward with the hinge portion 12 as a fulcrum and pushes the pawl piece 5 upward, and at the same time, the pawl piece 5 moves along the inclined portion of the operating piece 13. It rises and the lid 4 is opened.

7 to 9 show a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, in the compact container having the structure according to the first embodiment, the inner wall rear portion of the recessed portion 9b provided on the inner surface of the cutout recess 8 of the container body 1 has the same inclined surface 17b as in the second embodiment. Has become. Also, push piece 10
b is made of a flexible and elastic material, and the operating piece 13b integrally formed with it is formed so as to have sufficient elasticity, as shown in FIG. 7 when the lid 4 is in the closed position. Further, the tip of the operating piece 13b is located at the front end of the inclined surface 17b, and the lower end of the pawl piece 5 is in contact with the tip of the operating piece 13b.

When the push piece 10 protruding from the closed position of the lid body 4 to the front surface of the container body 1 presses the front end, the push piece 10 slides rearward, and the operating piece 13b slides rearward and the inclined surface 17b. As shown in FIG. 8, the claw piece 5 and the inclined surface 17b are pressed into contact with each other and bend downward. When the push piece 10 is continuously pressed, as shown in FIG. 9, the elastic repulsive force of the operating piece 13b acts at once, the operating piece 13b bends upward, and the claw piece 5 is flipped up to the first position. Engaging projection 6
Is released from the second engaging projection 14 and the lid 4 is opened.

At this time, since the repulsive force of the operating piece is transmitted to the fingertip, the opening operation can be confirmed and the operability is further improved.

In the above-described third embodiment, the first engaging projection piece formed on the claw piece is disengaged from the second engaging projection piece of the push piece and the engagement is released, and the claw piece is moved upward by the operating piece. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the operating piece is configured so that the tip of the operating piece rises up the inclined surface at the same time when the claw piece is brought into contact with the operating piece or the push piece is pressed. Alternatively, the claw pieces may be forcibly pushed up before the engagement is released. It should be noted that by configuring to forcefully push up the claw piece before releasing the engagement,
The resistance at the time of releasing the engagement is transmitted to the fingertip, and the operation of opening the lid can be confirmed.

Further, although the push piece is provided in the edge portion of the container body in the above-mentioned three embodiments, the push piece is not limited to this and may be provided in the front edge portion of the lid body. In this case, the structure is substantially the same as the structure shown in FIGS. 1, 5 and 7 of the attached drawings by reversing the top and bottom and replacing the lid and the container body with each other. is there.

<Effect> As described above, according to the compact container of the present invention,
A claw piece is provided on either one of the container body and the lid, and a recess is formed on the other side, and a push piece is provided there, and the push piece and the claw piece are engaged to occupy the closed position. An opening is provided in the central part, and an operating piece is provided in front of the inner wall of the opening via a hinge part. When the push piece is pressed, the push piece and the claw piece are separated,
Since the operating piece presses the claw piece to open the lid body, the opening angle of the lid body is larger than that of the conventional one and the opening operability is excellent, and the pressing portion of the push piece can be made particularly thin. Therefore, the peripheral edge of the container can be made relatively thin, and the design is excellent.

Further, when the operating piece is elastically deformable and the push piece is pressed, when the pushing piece is pressed against the claw piece and the inner surface of the recess to bend, and the repulsive force acts on the claw piece, the lid body has a larger angle. It has excellent opening operability.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 4 show a compact container according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a closed state of a lid, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a push piece separated from the container. Figure,
FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of an essential part showing a closed state of the lid, FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of an essential part showing an opened state of the lid, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are compact according to the second embodiment. Showing the container, fifth
FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an essential part showing a closed state of the lid, FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an essential part showing the lid opened, and FIGS.
FIG. 7 shows a compact container according to the third embodiment, FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part showing a closed state of a lid, and FIG. 8 is a state in which an operating piece of the push piece is bent by pressing the push piece. FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an essential part showing a state in which the lid is opened. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Container body, 4 ... Lid body 5 ... Claw piece, 8 ... Notch recess 10 ... Push piece, 11 ... Opening part 12 ... Hinge part, 13 ... Operating piece

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A compact container in which a lid is pivotably attached to a rear end of a container body so as to be openable and closable, and a claw piece is provided on a front end edge of either one of the container body and the lid. Correspondingly, a recess is provided at the other front edge portion, and a push piece is movably attached thereto in the front-rear direction, and the claw piece engages with the push piece in the recess to close the lid body. The push piece is provided with an opening at the center thereof, and an operating piece extending obliquely rearward from the front surface of the opening to the inner surface of the recess via the hinge portion is provided, and the closing position of the lid body is provided. In, the claw piece is in the opening so that the tip of the claw piece abuts or comes close to the operating piece,
A compact container characterized in that when the push piece is pressed, the push piece is separated from the claw piece, and the operating piece presses the claw piece to open the lid. 2. When the operating piece is made elastically deformable and the push piece is pressed, the operating piece is pressed against the claw piece and the inner surface of the recess to bend, and the repulsive force acts on the claw piece. The compact container according to claim 1, wherein the compact container is formed as described above.